NAHUC Member Input Needed
NAHUC Board of Directors Realignment
Proposed Plan
Draft of Proposed
Changes to Bylaws
Draft
of Proposed Changes to NAHUC Officer Job Descriptions
For several years, the NAHUC Board of Directors
has researched how other professional associations govern themselves and divide
their workload. The board has prepared a
plan to move the association into the future.
NAHUC President Juliann Olsen summarized, “We as a Board of Directors have
decided to proceed with moving forward to realign the NAHUC Board of Directors.
This was done after careful consideration, much discussion, and keeping the
members whom NAHUC serves in mind. We hope the members will also embrace
the future and the great opportunities it holds.”
In planning for the future, the board first looked
at its past to examine the strong foundation on which NAHUC was built. The
decision to change the structure came after a great deal of discussion over the
past years. Discussion focused on how NAHUC communicates with members and
potential members today compared to the past. In the beginning, region
representatives were the main point of contact with members during the time
period of no centralized NAHUC office, no email and no free or low-cost long
distance communication. The NAHUC mission statement, vision and core values
were used as a guide. The main purpose of the board of directors is being
accountable for the functions and financial sustainability of the board. The board considered the budget with each
decision made and met its goal of being efficient and effective.
The changes to the board structure and bylaws were
driven by the desire to move NAHUC forward. There are projects that need
funding to help market NAHUC to a larger audience. In order to provide funding
in the future, NAHUC needs to decrease expenses. Thus the number of board
members was decreased which led to a change in the structure of the Board. The
treasurer and secretary positions were combined and the six geographical region
representative positions were restructured to two Directors of Membership
and Communication. After much comparing and contrasting, the board
developed a structure based on service area instead of geographical area and
decided that the NAHUC board structure should include a President, Vice President,
Secretary/Treasurer, Certification Board Director, Education Board Director,
Member Service Director, and Communication Director.
Board members were given assignments to review any necessary bylaw changes
and develop job descriptions and qualifications for each board position. Once
the complete job descriptions are finalized, the new positions will allow for
delivery of better service to the members and the association. The primary goal is to keep NAHUC moving
forward into the future, ensuring that it always meets the ever changing needs
of the health unit coordinator profession.
Members are encouraged to review the information and the Board of Directors
welcomes all suggestions and comments.
You may submit your comments to office@nahuc.org
or to any of the officers at http://www.nahuc.org/nahuc_or.htm. Please submit your comments by July 31 in
time to review at the next NAHUC Board of Directors meeting.
Draft of Proposed
Changes to Bylaws
Draft
of Proposed Changes to NAHUC Officer Job Descriptions